The Song of the Butterflies Delve Deeper
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Film summary
Rember Yahuarcani is an Indigenous painter from the White Heron clan of the Uitoto Nation in Peru. He left to pursue a successful career in Lima, but when he finds himself in a creative rut, he returns home to his Amazonian community of Pebas, visiting his father, a painter, and his mother, a sculptor, and discovers why the stories of his ancestors cannot be forgotten. A co-presentation of Latino Public Broadcasting and Vision Maker Media. Official Selection, Hot Docs Film Festival.
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Introduction
These suggested readings, compiled by Tracy Stegeman of the San Diego Public Library and Sarah Burris from Bay County Public Library, provide a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the POV documentary The Song of the Butterflies and allow for deeper engagement.
Hummingbirds Discussion Guide (Spanish) 
Boat People Discussion Guide 
Between Goodbyes 
A Mother Apart